Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya
Tel: ; E-mail: Tsuma S, currently working at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya. The number of articles published are 12 and the number of times cited by, are 43 and the number reads include are 524. The area of interest in the research was Agriculture and Aquaculture studies, Farming, Biodiversity, Marine Ecology.
Research Article
Impact of Aquaculture and Mariculture Information Dissemination to the Local Coastal Communities in Kenya
Author(s): Holeh GM*, Ochiewo JO, Tsuma S and Mirera DO
Mariculture interventions in Kenya have been introduced with limited training provided to the farmers. For
sustainable aquaculture development under KCDP, farmer’s trainings are prioritized. The study was conducted
to investigate the awareness level of aquaculture and impact of trainings to the local communities from Kilifi and
Kwale in coastal Kenya. A questionnaire was used to collect information and a sample size of 30 communities
randomly selected from each of the two counties. Data analysis was carried out using MS Excel and Minitab where
the respondent’s views in the pre and post training period were tabulated and displayed in form of percentages.
Using correspondence analysis technique, participants’ views were characterized on knowledge capacity of questions
displayed in an asymmetric row plot against the selected ranks in form of a Liker.. View more»